“Our marriage has not been consummated yet. How am I supposed to produce an heir?!”
“The midwife advised me to sleep with you on a full moon for fertility.”
“We have tried to conceive a babe for many years, but the Gods have not blessed us with one yet.”
“You are still young. This loss only means we will try again.”
“I hope this time we will be blessed with a child that lives.”
“Will you be disappointed if it is not a son?”
“This is not their first child and they have failed to produce and heir so far.”
“She is with child, but remains unmarried. A scandal!”
“Rumor has it that she is not pregnant by her husband, but her lover.”
“We need to have an heir. I know you do not wish to share the bed with me, but we must try for the sake of our families. It is our duty.”
“It is a woman’s duty to give her husband children. You are not excluded from that.”
“She only had a babe a year ago and is pregnant again. If they continue like that, the poor girl will be spent by 25.”
“I think I might be with child.”
“I think you might be with child.”
“How does one know when a child has taken root in the womb?”
“You have been sick a lot recently. Might you be with child?”
“We have prayed for this babe for years and the Gods have finally answered us.”
“You look more beautiful with each day you carry my child.”
“She has been positively glowing for someone so close to childbirth.”
“You should rest, my dear. Let me help you sit somewhere.”
“Do not over exert yourself. It is bad for the babe.”
“The babe will be the best King/Queen our kingdom has ever seen, I have no doubt.”
“I never wished to father children, but now that I look at the swell of your stomach each day, I cannot wait to be a parent.”
“Confinement has been one of the more dull experiences of my life.”
“Are you well? You look pale. Is it time?”
“Since when have you been in pain? I think we ought to call for the midwife.”
“Has no one told you how labor starts, child? Your babe is coming.”
“Hold my hand and breathe. You are doing very well. It will be over soon.”
“Get the birthing chair. The babe is stuck and we need gravity’s help.”
“I do not want strangers in the room. Please dismiss everyone, but the midwife.”
“Is this amount of blood normal?”
“Would you like to take a hot bath to ease the pain?”
“I do not expect you to stay in the birthing chamber with me. I know it is no place for a husband.”
“The Queen is in labour. Let us hope the child will live this time.”
“They say the babe is not coming and we might lose them both.”
“You have to be strong now, or you might lose the babe.”
“There is too much blood. Something is not right.”
“It is just a bit of childbed fever. She will recover.”
“The babe is small and weak. You should not get your hopes up.”
“What a wonderful blessing, it is a son!”
“They say an heir is what a man desires, but a daughter was what I truly needed.”
“I’m afraid it is not over yet. There seems to be another babe on the way.”
